How many people live in Alachua County, FL?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 291,800 people living in Alachua County, FL. That makes Alachua County the 24th-most populous county in Florida. It is home to 1.2% of people living in the state.
292K
population of Alachua County, FL (2024)
1.2%
County share of the Florida population (2024)
About 291,800 people lived in Alachua County, FL in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Alachua County, FL’s age demographics?
About 46,700 Alachua County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 21.8% of Florida’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 51,400 Alachua County residents, or 17.6% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 19.3% of Florida’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Alachua County, FL's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Alachua County, FL’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 57.8% of the Alachua County, FL population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Alachua County, FL also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (19.2%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Alachua County’s Hispanic population accounts for 13.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population makes up 0.23% of the county, compared with 0.72% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Alachua County, FL has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Florida as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Alachua County, FL is Gainesville with about 148,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Alachua County, FL ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gainesville | 148,720 |
| 2. | Alachua | 10,856 |
| 3. | Newberry | 8,326 |
| 4. | High Springs | 6,806 |
| 5. | Hawthorne | 1,529 |
| 6. | Archer | 1,176 |
| 7. | Waldo | 824 |
| 8. | Micanopy | 660 |
| 9. | La Crosse | 324 |
| 10. | Balance of Alachua County | 112,561 |
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